Creating a background process

You can create a background process:

  1. Select Manage > Servers > Background Process Monitor.
  2. Click New. The New background process define screen is displayed.
  3. Specify this information:
    Name
    The name of the background process.
    Note:  Ensure that you do not use any embedded spaces or special characters.
    Class Package
    The class of the package for the background process.
    Note:  Ensure that you do not use any embedded spaces or special characters.
    Continuous
    The start-up characteristic of the background process. The valid values are:
    • Continuous running process: This process runs with sleep intervals. The process stops only after receiving a stop command.
    • One time: The process runs immediately after the process starts and ends when the processing is completed.
    Auto Start
    The start and restart options of the background process.
    Sleep Time
    The time interval for which a continuous running process sleeps between the processing cycles.
    Sleep Units
    The unit of time used for the wait interval.
    Log Level
    The type of logging for the log file.
    Log Size
    The maximum size of a log file for the background process is in kilobytes. When a log file reaches up to the maximum size, the log file is archived and renamed with a timestamp appended to the name and a new log file is created.
    Port
    The port number of the application data server where the process is assigned to run when started.
    Server
    The name of the host machine where the application server is running.
    User
    The user ID of the user to associate with the process.
    Parameters
    The parameters required for the background process. This is an optional field.
  4. Click OK to create the background process.